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Chris Shelton

Tigers Career team 2004–2006
Position First Baseman
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 46
Height 6' 0"
Weight 215 lbs
Birth Place Salt Lake City, UT
Born Jun 26, 1980

Key Insights

2009
One opponent brings the best out of him

Shelton has hit .455/.571/1.091 against Scott Elarton in 14 plate appearances, his best line against anyone he has seen this often.

5 for 11 with 2 home runs and 1 strikeout, against a .905 OPS median across his matchups.
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

Francisco Liriano has struck Shelton out 5 times in 10 plate appearances, 50% of everything between them.

5 strikeouts in 10 plate appearances.
One club he looks forward to seeing on the schedule

Against the arms currently on the STL, Shelton has hit .375 and slugged .708 over 27 plate appearances, his best of any club.

9 hits, 1 home run and 5 strikeouts, against a .442 slugging median across the clubs he has faced.
He owns this opponent, and the record is not close

Shelton is 7 for 15 against Carlos Silva, a .467 average and his best against anyone he has faced this often.

15 career plate appearances.
He cannot get the bat on this opponent's pitches

Shelton swings through more against Jimmy Gobble than against anyone else he has faced this often: 4.2% of the swings between them come up empty.

12 plate appearances between them. 95th percentile of the 12 matchups on his own record.
One club he never seems to get going against

Against the arms currently on the TOR, Shelton has hit .216 and slugged .235 over 54 plate appearances, his worst of any club.

11 hits, 0 home runs and 18 strikeouts, against a .442 slugging median across the clubs he has faced.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Jun 26, 1980
Birth Place Salt Lake City, UT
Height 6' 0"
Weight 215 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right
College/Draft Utah